The Canadian squad named for Rio 2016 also includes athletes who won silver at Toronto 2015 and secured a top-four finish at the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) World League Semifinal in Argentina last June.

The selected players were surprised with a private nomination over the Canada Day long weekend. Rio 2016 athletes were woken up by London 2012 swimming medallist Brent Hayden, and honoured at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic rings on Cypress Mountain in front of their families.

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Before heading to the Olympic Games, Team Canada is hosting the United States in a four-game tournament through July 10, in West Vancouver and Surrey, British Columbia.

In Rio de Janeiro, men’s field hockey will take place from August 6 to 18 at Olympic Hockey Centre. Canada will play in Pool B with the Netherlands (ranked No. 2), Germany (No. 3), Argentina (No. 6), India (No. 7) and Ireland (No.12). The team’s first game will be on August 6 against the Germans.